June 03, 2002

Typing, blogging, & aliens?

It's OK to caress that old Underwood, Royal, or IBM Selectric, really. Honest, it is. You are not alone. However, your computer-processed blog may soon have an opportunity to earn you some cash; I speak of (gasp) advertising! Bleah.

"If an alien answers. . ." What happens if SETI works? Given I have 3,583 computer hours put into the project, I'd like to know. Oh, when I signed up, they asked for my e-mail address, "in case ET calls on your shift."